would german or american cars ever replace italian cars?

[silverhawk]

there are some cars like the porsche carrera gt, mercedes SLR , chrysler me4-12 ,etc. which made me think if these & newer cars would take over italian cars some day.
before these cars came there were very few cars that could match the performance, styling etc. of ferraris & lambos like the CLK GTR, saleen s7, porsche gt1 etc.
so my question is that with the changing of time do u think that would german or american cars ever replace italian cars?
i just want to know yor opinion & if possible a brief discussion.
thanx

[crisis]

I dont know if they would "replace" them whatever that means, but I imagine that the Yanks will eventually own them.

[Batmobile_Turbo]

i hope chrysler doesn't take over Lambo again, Ferarri and Maserati is owned by Fiat, and so is Lancia. and Pagani uses a Mercedes engine. i don't think that Italian cars will be "replaced", though American and German cars are good competitors for italian cars.

[crisis]

I was of the understanding Fiat were not travelling that well. Prime for a takeover.

[Egg Nog]

i hope chrysler doesn't take over Lambo again, Ferarri and Maserati is owned by Fiat, and so is Lancia. and Pagani uses a Mercedes engine. i don't think that Italian cars will be "replaced", though American and German cars are good competitors for italian cars.

I don't think Chrysler will take over Lamborghini again... that would require that they purchase the entire VAG in the process

[UK CARS]

the world of supercars if the germans and yanks took over the italians would be HELL!!!

[ZerK]

Personally I think that American, German and Italian car manufacturers have such different attitudes to their vehicles that none could really properly act as a substitute for another.

[Matra et Alpine]

the world of supercars if the germans and yanks took over the italians would be HELL!!!

Made me think of a modifation to an old joke .....
heaven is:
French cook
British police
German mechanic
Scottish lover
Italian/German/French/British sportscars
and the Swiss run everything

hell is:
British cook
German police
French mechanic
Swiss lover
American sportcars
and the Italians run everything

[Doza]

i hope chrysler doesn't take over Lambo again, Ferarri and Maserati is owned by Fiat, and so is Lancia. and Pagani uses a Mercedes engine. i don't think that Italian cars will be "replaced", though American and German cars are good competitors for italian cars.

And GM has a hand in Fiat, and Fiat I've heard is having financial woes, so through the grapevine, the General will probably end up owning Ferrari, Lancia, and Maserati.

[MikeMcLarenF1]

I'd rather think not because italian and germans compete in different leagues imo. German. fast, refined, or comfortable. To me, italian cars are actually light, fast, also styled differently. I think the italians are good at making straight lines look exotic, like the enzo, and the Alfa GTV makes..... weird lines look sexy. if u were to put any of those "italian" lines on any german car they'd look weird.

[Falcon500]

Well i think this might be worth while saying and its much like the point that crisis made The world willmore then likly be left with 3 or 4 groups of manufactuors and the main ones will more then likly be GM,ford,Nissan and mistsubishi and more then likly not in that order....

[QuattroMan]

i hope chrysler doesn't take over Lambo again, Ferarri and Maserati is owned by Fiat, and so is Lancia. and Pagani uses a Mercedes engine. i don't think that Italian cars will be "replaced", though American and German cars are good competitors for italian cars.

lambo is with Audi baby they are not going back...

[Homem de Gelo]

Sure.

Take away the badge and what is left of an Italian or German car?

[Matra et Alpine]

Take away the badge and what is left of an Italian or German car?

Styling and engineering.

Next ?????

Take the badge off an American car and you've got a huge hunk of steel and a soccor mom

Take it off a British Leyland car and you end up with a pile of rust - the badge would have been holding it together !!!!!!

[Homem de Gelo]

Styling and engineering.

Exactly, and styling and engineering have no nationality, colour or pride, unless you are a superfanatic car fan, which I'm not.